We made it to Houston! We promptly had a cocktail!   The picture is a bit misleading at this point. First, we worked on an empty house for a week (cocktails and lodging on the parents, thank you parents) and then our stuff arrived on schedule. Nope, just kidding! Actually, we went back to work [...]

The Double E isn’t exactly a new creation, and someone may well have already given another name to a drink very much like this one. But if they did, I don’t know about it. The Double E (in front of a lamp EE favors, but that I do not) The Double E’s story begins when [...]

Cranberry-infused Gin with Tonic (plus some squirrel candles) EE and I are uber-excited to be hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year!  Because we live far from our families, and because I’m working on Friday, we are staying in Manhattan.  This will be our first chance to see the parade, and our first major holiday together without the presence [...]

Pomplamoose (the band) is awesome, as I’ve said previously.  Pomplamoose (the word) is awesome. Say it with me, slowly to appreciate it, Pah-mm-p-la-mmoooooo-ssse.  So fun.  I’m even going to say it again to myself.  Really, thank you France for creating such a cool word for a pretty lame fruit. I’m OK with grapefruit. I went through [...]

EE didn’t used to like Negronis. I think the Campari was a bit strong (it can be an acquired taste).  I ended up creating this drink for EE as something that is simple to make, but that has a pretty complex taste. Ingredients 1 Gin (typically Sapphire) 0.9 Aperol 0.7 Cointreau The absurd measurements above [...]

I was Dick Tracy for Halloween in second grade.  I had style. Since then, honestly, Halloween has not been my best holiday.  I’ve never gotten arrested, beaten-up, or improperly drunk.  Maybe it’s for the lack of such events that I’ve found Halloween a bit of a let-down. Luckily I now have a blog, and blogs [...]

I was only able to participate in Saturday’s Manhattan Cocktail Classic events, but am very glad to hear that MCC will be making a full-week run in spring 2010. EE and I attended the Employees Only “Tales From Behind the Bar” seminar.  It was spectacular.  Jason and Dushan told the entire EO tale, which they [...]

I’ve gotten requests to help others start their home Mixology Stations, and that is just what this post will attempt to do.  Luckily I’ve been asked to opine on this topic previously and another time the in-laws asked what was needed for a fun Christmas.  The answer was about the same… Rude interruption from the readership rabble: [...]

I read some articles earlier in the summer about punch making a comeback in the cocktail world.  I was generally discouraged by many of the suggested recipes because I don’t like my drinks that sweet.  Besides, I’m not typically making drinks for enough people to justify a punchbowl. Luckily, all that changed this weekend. Fully [...]